Behold the wisdom of Doug Collins as he rationalizes why the Bulls head coach position no longer appeals to him:
"The feeling now is more, 'Should I do this?' Once I got to that point, it meant no. I always make decisions yes is yes, no is no and maybe is no."
No worries, Paxson has moved on and today signed another scrappy former NBA guard to coach the Bulls. Welcome to the franchise Vinnie Del Negro!
Vinnie will actually get to coach this team for a full season, which is contrary to rumors...more
While Doug Collins has the inside track to someday, somewhere, be named the Bulls next head coach, that hasn't stopped the Bulls from continuing to interview other candidates.
Chuck Person, the man who once punted a basketball into the rafters during a Pacers - Bulls game, just completed his second interview with Bulls GM John Paxson. As a player, Person was an avid shooter and borderline black hole (throw the ball to him, and it's not coming back). When a reporter asked him once about his teammates getting the ball to him, he declared, "I'm open as...more
All signs point to Doug Collins being named head coach of the Chicago Bulls in the near future. After John Paxson interviewed just about every assistant coach, cheerleader, and ball boy in the NBA, he appears to have finally settled on a familar friend.
A fiery and emotional coach, Collins was fired from his first stint as the Bulls head coach over "philosophical differences." He just couldn't get a team with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Horace Grant deep into the playoffs. Phil Jackson, then an assistant, took over and the rest was history.
Collins has been known...more
Number 1: Hire a real head coach
Eric Snow, Elston Turner, Tyrone Corbin, Jeff Bzdelik, Kurt Rambis, Brian Shaw... are we expected to take these coaching candidates seriously?
Number 2: Draft Derrick Rose
Joakim Noah doesn't need anyone else to smoke weed with. He needs a pure point guard who can run an offense, defend, and get his head above the rim. Michael Beasley scored a ton in college, but he's a tweener with a potential attitude problems (the last thing the Bulls need).
So to help Paxson remember this lengthy list of tasks, I'm recommending he use a...more
If Mike D'Antoni resigns from his position as head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he immediately becomes the Bulls best choice to fill their own head coaching vacancy. The Bulls would be foolish not to snatch him off the market asap.
In Phoenix, D'Antoni coaches an open, high-scoring brand of offense that would fill the Bulls requisite for new philosphical approach to basketball from its coaching staff. D'Antoni is an underrated X's and O's coach who would easily hold his own in the Eastern Conference.
Defense isn't a top priority if Phoenix, but the Bulls...more
